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RE: Two more mistakes for Thailand tourism
Thailand is getting more expensive. It used to be a budget friendly destination even for us ASEAN neighbors. Although some parts of the north are still affordable, Bangkok accommodation is now more expensive from the last time I was there. And they make everything a national park which cost a lot to enter as a farang.
I don't disagree with that. Other than Singapore, Thailand might be the most expensive country in the region nowadays. The national park thing has always got on my nerves.
One year during Songkran the National Park police or whatever they are called decided to declare a major road people use to travel to visit family on that day a "National Park" with a reduced entry fee of 10 baht per person (Thai) and 100 B per person (farang)
This really upset everyone, and the Thai people got out of their cars and burned the toll booth to the ground. The actual police turned up and saw the situation and stood back and watched because they realized that getting involved would only escalate the situation.
They never tried to pull that scam again.